Finding Puglia in American
My sister works at Sportello Bakery and Restaurant in Boston, and I visited her the other day. She's a brave woman, my sister. She's cut loose from a high-paying career in advertising to do what she loves: working with food and people. The manager of the Sportello Bakery, she cut a classic image standing beside the bakery counter. And man, that blueberry polenta cake was awesome!
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The discovery of the emblems of Puglia's culture in the United States did not stop there. Next, I found Cantele's rosé in two local wine stores in Ellsworth, Maine. Then I found Cantele's Primitivo being poured by the glass at Massimo's Cucina Italiana on Hammond St. in Bangor, ME. The Cantele rosé, which costs 5-6 euro a bottle in Puglia, is being sold for a reasonable $10. Not a bad deal for the budget-friendly wine shopper.
Left: Paolo Cantele pouring at Cantele Winery during Cantine Aperte 2009. I interviewed Gianni Cantele in The Definitive 2009 Puglia Harvest Report.
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